Kiss the Girls

Kiss the Girls is a mystery thriller in the spirit of
Scream and Seven, with slightly less gore
and suspense, but quite entertaining all around.

A serial killer (who's really a collector) is preying on young
beautiful and independent girls in North Carolina. Detective Alex
Cross (Morgan Freeman), a forensic psychologist, gets involved when he
learns that his niece Naomi (Gina Ravera) is one of of the victims.
Finding the first victim who has escaped from the the kidnaper, dubbed
"Casanova" lends support to Freeman's conviction that his niece is
still alive. The victim, Kate McTiernan (Ashley Judd), a young medical
intern, teams up with Cross to find the kidnaper.

Morgan Freeman's acting is excellent, as usual. The chemistry
between him and Ashley Judd is good. There are many awkward moments,
especially when Cross deals with the North Carolina police, but
Freeman and Judd really shine in the non-social settings. The
cinematography (Aaron Schneider), which is dark and has a lot of
in-your-face shots, lends to the suspense, as does the score by Mark
Isham.

For a movie that is based on sex to a great degree, there isn't
much of it. This is perhaps indicative of why any sort of
objectification occurs in life: there is a destructive tendency that
seeks to spoil the unspoiled. This aspect of the movie, which is its
most promising, is explored only to a very small degree.